april williams, kron 4 >> lance armstrong says that he is ready to speak candidly as he prepares for an interview with oprah winfrey. rumors have been swirling that armstrong is ready to admit his use of performance enhancing drugs in the interview. that interview is scheduled to air on thursday. a person with knowledge of the situation has said that armstrong will give a limited confession and apologize. this would be the first public response to a u.s. anti-doping agency report that accused him of using the banned drugs to win the tour de france. in the past armstrong has strongly denied doping. >> the venezuela government says that president hugo chavez is conscious and responding to treatment for a respiratory infection as he continues to stay at a cuban hospital. while the infection has been controlled chavez is still suffering from respiratory deficiency. chavez has been fighting this infection since undergoing cancer surgery. >> survivors of the costa concordia. the cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of the small island of giglio one year ago today. returned to the isl